The adjustments include time of the opening ceremony at 8pm on December 6, 2019. Besides, the initially-planned carnival will be replaced by a Gong art performance, to be integrated into an art programme at the opening ceremony.

A photo exhibition titled "Hoa Binh – land, people” will kick off on December 7 and last throughout the festival. Cuisine and craft festivals will run from December 7-9.

Outstanding intangible cultural heritage of ethnic groups in Hoa Binh will be introduced on December 8-9.

A beauty contest will last from August to December, with the qualifying round from September 3 to October 20 in Hoa Binh city and some districts, the final round in November in Hoa Binh city, and the award ceremony at 8pm on December 9, also in Hoa Binh city.

Within the framework of the festival, there will be a workshop on Hoa Binh’s tourism product development on December 10 in Hoa Binh city.

The closing ceremony will be held on December 10 night at the provincial Cultural Palace, and broadcast live on the provincial radio and television.

It is noteworthy that the beauty contest will be combined with tourism promotion in localities such as Cao Phong, Tan Lac and Mai Chau districts. Besides, travel companies in and outside the province will organise trips to community-based tourist sites in the locality.

The new plan also identifies the funding of the project, which will come from the provincial budget and different economic sectors./.

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